South America
Argentina
About 44.5M people live in Argentina, on 2,766,890 km² in 24 regions; the capital is Buenos Aires. The highest summit is Aconcagua (6,962 m).
Best timeMay · Aug–Sep
Best weather in OctoberMendoza 94
October: highs7° – 28°
Rain this month, on average86mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Aug–Sep.
Argentina at a glance
The atlas follows 14,542 places here month by month, with 172 mountains and 308 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, August and September.
Buenos Aires now20°CCloudy · 10:31Sunrise · sunset06:03 · 19:14Buenos AiresNext holiday9 NovemberVisit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIVEarthquakes3in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events33 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
14,542places in 24 regions172summits, highest Aconcagua308monuments1,325museums524lakes50beaches11ski areas10festivals3,940huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Argentina's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+169%17M in 1950 → 45.9M in 2025 → 48.3M in 2050Argentina · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$32,6002025 · 68/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.52024 · 78/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities92 %2025 · 25/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet90 %2024 · 58/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.502024 · 147/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover17 %2024 · 137/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Argentina
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Argentina
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
83OctoberBuenos Aires
Apr · Oct · Dec
20° / 14°124 mm
82OctoberCórdoba
May · Aug–Sep
25° / 13°72 mm
73OctoberSan Miguel de Tucumán
Jul–Sep
27° / 16°79 mm
84OctoberLa Plata
Apr · Oct–Nov
20° / 13°115 mm
69OctoberMar del Plata
Jan · Apr · Nov
17° / 10°91 mm
75OctoberRosario
May · Aug–Sep
23° / 13°114 mm
83OctoberLanús
Apr · Sep–Oct
20° / 13°117 mm
86OctoberSalta
Jul–Sep
24° / 14°25 mm
24 regions
Buenos Aires2,346 places · 2 summits · La Plata
Cordoba1,650 places · 2 summits · Córdoba
Santiago del Estero1,367 places · Santiago del Estero
Salta852 places · 5 summits · Salta
Tucuman807 places · 1 summits · San Miguel de Tucumán
Chaco793 places · Resistencia
Entre Rios744 places · Concordia
Corrientes624 places · Corrientes
Santa Fe564 places · Rosario
Catamarca542 places · 4 summits · San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Mendoza490 places · 4 summits · Mendoza
Formosa462 places · Formosa
Jujuy460 places · 1 summits · San Salvador de Jujuy
Misiones454 places · Posadas
San Luis424 places · San Luis
Neuquen360 places · 10 summits · Neuquén
Rio Negro322 places · 5 summits · Bariloche
La Rioja287 places · 2 summits · La Rioja
San Juan285 places · 5 summits · San Juan
Chubut269 places · 2 summits · Rawson
La Pampa191 places · Santa Rosa
Santa Cruz162 places · 18 summits · Río Gallegos
Tierra del Fuego85 places · 3 summits · Ushuaia
Buenos Aires F.D.2 places · Buenos Aires
Argentina from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Argentina
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Nature in Argentina
Summit6,962 m
Aconcagua
Summit6,893 m
Ojos del Salado
Summit6,723 m
Llullaillaco
Lake
Nahuel Huapi Lake
Lake
Lake Fagnano
Lake
Lácar LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Argentina
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Camp sites2,077Viewpoints935Golf courses353Mountain huts259Theme parks107Climbing67Zoos49Hot springs & thermal baths45Water parks24Aquariums12
Cerro Catedral70 km of pistes · 33 lifts
Cerro Castor31 km of pistes · 11 lifts
Chapelco Ski Resort29 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Cerro Perito Moreno21 km of pistes · 6 lifts
Cerro Bayo21 km of pistes · 13 lifts
Portillo18 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Caviahue17 km of pistes · 11 lifts
La Hoya10 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Culture in Argentina
308 monuments and 1,325 museums; the best known first.
Curutchet HouseBuilt 1949 · modern
Casa RosadaBuilt 1898 · Neoclassicism
Colón TheaterBuilt 1908 · eclectic
Kavanagh buildingBuilt 1934 · Art Deco
Barolo PalaceArt Nouveau
All Saints Cathedral, Santa FeBuilt 1651 · Neoclassicism
Museum
National Museum of Fine Arts, ArgentinaBuilt 1895
Museum
Museum of Spanish Art Enrique LarretaBuilt 1962The festival year
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What's on in Argentina
The ground and the sky in Argentina
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days9magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950865magnitude 5+, of them 98 of 6+StrongestM8.2Tolar Grande 86 km ↖ · 1950Deadliest14,000deaths · 1861The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Buenos AiresNext eclipse6 Feb 2027Annular solar eclipse · 82%Orionids~13 an hour21 October · Buenos AiresNorthern lightsKp 0is enough somewhere in the country
Getting to Argentina
13 large airports, 1,177 railway stations, 75 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Aeroparque Jorge NewberyAEP · Buenos Aires
6.9 kmIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportCOR · Córdoba
11 kmTeniente Benjamín Matienzo International AirportTUC · San Miguel de Tucumán
11 kmEzeiza International Airport - Ministro PistariniEZE · La Plata
54 kmRosario Islas Malvinas International AirportROS · Rosario
14 kmMartín Miguel de Güemes International AirportSLA · Salta
8.7 kmRetiro (Mitre)Buenos Aires
2.5 kmAlta CórdobaCórdoba
1.2 kmTucumán (Mitre)San Miguel de Tucumán
0.6 kmLa PlataLa Plata
1.9 kmMar del PlataMar del Plata
1.5 kmRosario NorteRosario
2.5 kmBuquebus→ Buquebus, Terminal Fluviomarítima Colonia
1.9 kmColonia Express→ Terminal Fluviomarítima Colonia
9.5 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsC220 V
Emergency100Calling code +54
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyArgentine PesoARS
LanguagesSpanish
Local time10:31Buenos Aires